St Joseph's Catholic Primary School & Nursery

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School & Nursery

Live, Love and Learn with the Lord

Station Road, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9JG, United Kingdom

admin@stjosephstadcaster.org

01937 832344

Inclusion/SEND

SEND - Local Offer

All North Yorkshire maintained schools have a similar approach to meeting the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND.)   They are supported by the Local Authority to ensure that all pupils, whatever their specific needs, make the best possible progress in school.   The Local Authority publishes its Local Offer which provides information for children and young people with special educational needs (SEND) and their parents or carers in a single place.

North Yorkshire County Council have published their local offer for children and families from 0-25. This outlines what is available for children and young people with SEND in our Local Authority.

All schools are required to provide information to parents on how to seek additional support beyond that which is ‘normally available’ for their child.

The main aim of the local offer is to enable families to see readily the support they can expect locally without having to struggle to find the information. If there is any information that you would like to know that is not on the website then please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Tucker (SENCO) at senco@stjosephstadcaster.org

 

Find out more from the North Yorkshire County Council website

 

SEN Information Report

SEN Policy

 

How we decide when a child needs to go on the SEN register

 There are 4 areas of need according to the 2015 Code of Practice.

  • Cognition and Learning
  • Social, Mental and Emotional health
  • Communication and Interaction
  • Sensory and/or Physical Needs 

Children are assessed regularly to ensure that they are making the expected progress. Some children may need extra help and support, the class teacher is usually the first person to notice that the child needs this extra help. If this is the case then they will ask for a meeting with the SENCO to discuss strategies. If these strategies are not working and the child is becoming significantly behind their peers in any area then a discussion with parents/carers about the possibility of putting the child on the SEN register will take place. 

Once a discussion has taken place, a final decision will be made by parents/carers, the class teacher and the SENCO regarding the next appropriate steps.

 

Provision, resources and services

Lessons are differentiated for all learners, including those with SEND, in order for them to access the learning at their level and make progress. The school has access to a wide range of professionals and outside agencies that we can contact for further support and advice. If we feel that outside agency input would benefit your child then we will have a meeting in school to discuss this with you. 

We have access to:

  • Speech and language therapists
  • Educational Psychologists
  • Parent Support Advisers
  • Enhanced Mainstream schools for specific learning difficulties, communication and interaction and BESD
  • Specialist teachers for hearing and visually impaired children

Interventions are necessary to help children make progress. Staff who deliver focused interventions such as Numicon and reading interventions have all had the necessary training. As a whole school, we have refresher training for all the different areas of need. All our staff are highly trained and they are observed delivering the interventions. In doing this we can ensure that all the staff are consistent in their approach. Any staff who feel they need more training in a specific area have the opportunity to attend relevant training sessions.

Transition

Transition is carefully planned for all children whether children are moving from our Early Years unit to Key stage 1, Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2, moving into the area from another school or making the leap to secondary school. Regardless of circumstances we hold meetings with previous teachers/schools to handover information and discuss individual children and their needs. Their Inclusion Passport is then passed on to either the next teacher or school.  This documents all the interventions that have happened in their current or previous primary schools along with other information such as interests, attainment and recent achievements. Children with SEND will also have extra visits to their new setting in order for them to become familiar with the routines of the day

For children transitioning to secondary school once a place has been confirmed then a meeting will be set up with parents/carers, the current school SENCO and the SENCO from the secondary school to discuss how the transition for the child will take place to ensure a smooth and relaxed change occurs.

 

Useful Contacts

The Parent Partnership service has now changed to SENDIASS - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Services. The SENDIASS Coordinators can offer impartial advice and support which could include making a home visit to listen to any concerns you may have, or attend meetings with you. They may also be able to put you in touch with other organisations or parent/carer support groups.

 

A SENDIASS Co-ordinator can be contacted through North Yorkshire on 0845 034 9469.

 

Further support for parents of children with special educational needs can be found here.

 

Our SEND Link Governor is: Teresa Walker

t.walker@stjosephstadcaster.org

 

Should you require any extra information then please do not hesitate to come and see me in school.

Mrs Tucker (SENCO)

senco@stjosephstadcaster.org

01937 832344

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